Fabrication and study of lignocellulosic hibiscus sabdariffa fiber reinforced polymer composites

BioResources

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1173-1186

  Singhaa, Amar Singh ^a   Thakura, Vijay Kumar ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Composites; Lignocellusic fibers; Mechanical properties; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION-MOLDING TECHNIQUE; CONCENTRATION OF; F RATIO; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMER COMPOSITE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; LIGNOCELLUSIC FIBERS; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS; POLYMERIC RESIN; RESIN MATRIX; SEM;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TENSILE STRENGTH; WEAR RESISTANCE;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA;

EID: 57049102722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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